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The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Southeast Climate Advocate Nicole Hernandez Hammer said, “There is a high sense of urgency for initiatives to move forward and address sea level rise from the state and federally.”

According to the report, Miami-Dade residents would be forced to battle flooding daily; the Union predicts there would be “380 high-tide flood events per year.” Many currently inhabited areas would cease to be livable.

The study will generate guidelines for communities and also send a list to the federal government detailing Florida’s greatest areas of need. This will likely be more than simply dredging canals or developing pumps; the Miami Herald said it could be “the biggest public works project in history.”